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Bog filter for the pool pond. It's planted with taro, canna, bacopa and chocolate mint. I had a bad pythium outbreak in it last season and I think that's why the cannas look like crap. Worried about another outbreak when it gets warmer. Before the pythium, this filter turned my green 18,000 gallon pool crystal clear. Now it's clear about 3 ft down.

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Jack Spirko 2y ago

So is that a 6x2 poly tank you made the filter from?

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Texas Eco Farms 2y ago

It's the 625 gal 8 ft. x 2 ft. from tractor supply (https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/round-plastic-stock-tank-8-ft-x-2-ft) ... which now costs $699?! I think I paid $280 for it. You only need 12 inches of gravel above the pipes though so this thing is oversized height wise

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Jack Spirko 2y ago

No one ever said of any element in an aquatic system "Gee I wish it were smaller".

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Texas Eco Farms 2y ago

For sure. I wish I'd used a 10ft poly tank, one of those gray ones